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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Buntu say is the only time a soul can be completely free?

2. What happened to Jacob the other day, according to Buntu in Part 3?

3. When Sizwe finally hands his passbook to Buntu, what does he say at that moment?

4. What does Buntu says he sympathizes with Sizwe for?

5. At the end of Part 3, what does Buntu offer Sizwe to do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How, in Part 1 of the play, does the playwright use metaphor to show the living situation of black workers in Apartheid-era South Africa? Make reference to the stories of a) Styles' job at the Ford plant and Henry Ford Jr's visit, and b) The 'Doom' insect spray and the cat.

Essay Topic 2

Is the framing device of the letter to Noweto a foundation for the rest of the action, a means to getting out information that cannot easily be staged, or both? Explain your answer with examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

How does the playwright reveal information about the central character of Sizwe Banzi, and how does this draw the audience into his story?

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